Oregon Senate Bill 599 (Prior Session Legislation)

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Failed on June 30 2019 - 100% progression
Action: 2019-06-30 - In committee upon adjournment.
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [PDF]

Establishes Medical Marijuana Patient Access Committee to study and recommend methods to reduce barriers to accessing medical marijuana and to advise Oregon Health Authority on issues related to accessing medical marijuana. Directs authority to issue permanent registry identification cards to certain persons. Allows authority to increase or waive possession limits on marijuana plants and usable marijuana for certain registry identification cardholders. Limits registry identification card application fee to $60. Requires authority to approve or deny application for registry identification card within specified number of days for certain applicants. Prohibits professional licensing board from denying or revoking authorization to provide occupational or professional service solely because authorization applicant or holder is registry identification cardholder. Declares emergency, effective on passage.

Relating to medical use of marijuana; declaring an emergency.

Sen. Leslee Beyer [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2019-06-30	Senate	In committee upon adjournment.
2019-03-18	Senate	Public Hearing held.
2019-01-17	Senate	Referred to Health Care.
2019-01-14	Senate	Introduction and first reading. Referred to President's desk.

Type	Source
Summary	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Measures/Overview/SB599
Text	https://olis.oregonlegislature.gov/liz/2019R1/Downloads/MeasureDocument/SB599/Introduced